We're big fans of cross-device sync here at Android Police. Therefore, we're of the opinion that if you haven't yet heard of joaomgcd's latest app, you're missing out. Join is a bit like Pushbullet, in that it can do Android-to-desktop notifications, desktop SMS, and a cross-device clipboard. But it can do a lot more; for example, you can set your Android wallpaper through Chrome simply by right-clicking on an image of your choice and selecting "Set image as wallpaper."

Join has a fully-featured, ad-supported trial period of 30 days, costing $4.99 if you want to keep using it, although it's currently down to $3.99 for a limited time. This is a one time payment, with no subscription fees like certain other apps have recently introduced. However, we've got 50 codes to give out to readers, which in our books is a pretty great deal.

This contest is now over.

The final results are listed below. If you've won, you will be contacted in the near future. Congratulations!

Everyone else - keep participating and stay tuned to Android Police so that you don't miss our upcoming giveaway announcements. You can follow AP on Twitter, Facebook, Google+, and RSS.

Todd Fagan

sktd!

robertlwalters

Jesco Walker

Emanuele Ricci

Mehul Mittal

Manuel

YisSerL

ethd

Juan S. Camargo Visbal

SciFiFreak

Jason Stanton

burritobob

giancian

jellie1

Dominik

Ariya SD

Paparazzi

Therrm266

Anthony

Rodrigo Tavares

Carlos Rodríguez

Ty

Chris

Matthias VW

Gerardo

Andrew D.

Karol Janik

Cristian

Ashwin

Yorick Dupon

rsgguru_12

Mr_Gee

Nathan

Linu

Abbas Mustafa Bhaiji

aBigMeanie

My1

Pranav Jindal

Paul T

Sebastian Mateu

Hurricane Andrew

Miguel Pacheco

Kojiro Ame Kamex

Verdet Beniamin

Ted Melhuish

Joshu

Whizzer/Chuva Dourada

alexdelifer

stetsonaw

Other things Join can do include the ability to send files across to different devices, make a device ring when you can't find it, or locate said device if you still can't hear it. You can also connect Join up to Tasker, offering a near-impossible number of capabilities. On top of all this, you can link it up to IFTTT and create recipes so the app can communicate with other services.

In short: this app is powerful. There's currently a Chrome extension, a Windows 10 app, and a limited web interface available for use. A Firefox extension is coming, but João says he's having issues sending push messages to the extension, which is a crucial part of the service.

So how do you get in on this great opportunity? Simply comment below with why you want or need this app in your life. As with the other app giveaways, any comment that has nothing to do with the topic will be disqualified.

The giveaway will run through the weekend, ending on Monday March 21 at 11:59 PM PT. Soon after the competition closes, the winners will be selected and codes sent out.

Comments

I'm using the trial. Join's chat window style SMS on desktop is useful. Screen-shot grabbing and typing text in computer and grabbing it over phone are handy. Even sending text from computer to computer is super simple now.

Moeen Ahmed

Reinstalled join but i cant seem to get notifcations to work? Any idea how to?

Kevin Vesga

Did you enable notifications for the apps you want? You have to enable them individually iirc.

Haithem K. Ahmida

Cool. I would like to seamlessly integrate my devices.

Blueron

Mainly for the Tasker /IFTTT integration. This creates a host of possibilities. The one time fee also is a much attractive option.

Roy

I need this app because pushbullet stops being battery-friendly
Also, I can't live without copy paste across devices anymore.

Steven

I want to use Reddit Sync with a proper keyboard.

varun

There's no other way to effectively share a clipboard. It's a frustration we live with on a daily basis. :(

Bill Eichorst

Because this is way better than Pushbullet

duckian

text msg using physical keyboard is one of the reasons

Alex Renna

I'm glad someone was able to make a worthy competitor to Pushbullet. And it has better integration to boot.

Kevin Vesga

I've been wanting an alternative to Pushbullet and it seems like Join could be a good candidate.

alamaby

This app would be very helpful since I'm always using my laptop full day and with this app checking my phone for any new notification would be super easy!

Isaac Huang

I hope I can be seamlessly connected in series between the respective devices

Lesh

I work a lot on my phone when not near my computer. This would solve a lot of my problems I run into of not being able to share between the two.

Necronos

I'll love to have the full app to work on my computer without grabbing my phone everytime I get a notification.

vicw

I want Join so that I can get all my notifications on all my devices and have them synced properly!

Jk Jeeks

I have several devices with me and I'm too lazy to check notifications on my phone or tablet while I'm on my laptop, especially when the device is a few floors away.

Matthew

Because of the deep integration with all my devices and IFTTT support. Bonus for no subscription as well

negativewoman

I want to compare it with Pushbullet.

Hassan Okarvi

I want this app because, although I love pushbullet and I still use it by giving away my money as I have to copy and paste my code from my phone to my laptop after my classes, Join is also a good app, I have only used it during it's trial time period. I would love it if I can find a cheap alternative to Pushbullet, and the closest to it is Join app!! Kudos to the developer for keeping it a one time purchase and keeping simple..

Doug Kriel

I need this to have true convergence across all my devices and to help further automate my life!

InsertDisc2

I need this as a venegance to the greedy system Pushbullet introduced.

Harsha Deep Reddy

Because I read this article

Will

I want it because directly copy pasting links and text is a huge time saver. Plus it looks cool!

Matyi

I love this app, cause it makes me extremely easy to open tabs on my phone, set wallpaper, install apk's and so on. Would be awesome to have the full version of this app :)

Peter Thornton

I'm too lazy try to configure auto remote and would like an app that can do everything out of the box.

Yaffle

The Tasker support opens up a world of options for me

Andrew

I want this app because it would be very helpful for my Android devices to work better with my PC.

frideen

Because Pushbullet is a bit tad expensive, just for the ability to read and reply to texts from my computer, which is the only thing I use it for atm.

Cartman

The Tasker support opens up a world of options for me

Donovan Jacobs

This looks awesome! Finally a Pushbullet competitor with some amazing features. Can't wait to try the Windows 10 app and Chrome extension.

aney1

Last time I read about join, there was only a chrome extension on the receiving side. I'm not using Chrome, so I dismissed the idea of notifications on my PC. Now there's a Windows app. It would be perfect if I would win this contest now ;)

Mario Pùccini

Because we need a PB alternative

finodisqus

I started using pushbullet because the sync of notifications between Android devices but they remove it. This is the best alternative and with more characteristics than pushbullet.

Begzad Musić

To connect phone and pc in better way

ashjas

Because 👊 pushbullet!

Begzad Musić

To connect phone and pc in the better way

Andrew D.

I interested in this app, because I need a cheaper alternative for Pushbullet.

Vivian Lobo

The clipboard sharing is the biggest thing I am looking for, also pushing files/images between phone and PC. This looks like a fantastic app.

Danielle Starmans

Because it has more useful features then pushbullet.

Thiago Medeiros

Because I need a replacement for pushbullet

Kostas

I love all things Tasker integration and Joaomg apps are the best regarding that. One more premium app of his arsenal would fit great in my toolbox

Ty

New heard of the app, so this is a great reason to try it.

Stefano Giaimo

Syncing devices and sending files effortlessly is a feature that Android enjoys and should promote more because iOS doesn't even have a file explorer.

And at school or at work this is a godsend, no more saving books or reports in emails, simply push.

This why everybody should try this app.

provista

Because I have like 20 devices and all of them are screaming I wanna JOIN JOAOAPPS!

imonandroid

I would use this for my go to file transfer service, I love all of the auto plugins joao has made and I'm sure this will be just as great!

sktd!

Sharing between tablet, PC and Mobile phone while on home in the wireless way it's a big deal to me as I am trying to get almost everything connected wirelessly (I have two BT speakers at home so whenever I get home I just turn on BT on my phone and from the outside I just push Play on my dedicated music player app and voilà! Music is playing when I go inside).
I still have a doubt tho: Does Join enqueues your transfers and starts/continues them until you find a wifi connection?

Michael Ian

Because I have like 40 devices

Adam

I still use PB for sending stuff to friends, but I loved using Join during its beta and the week long trial. I would love to get a code so that I may continue using it.

Jakob

I need this app because I like using the most appropriate device for everything. If someone sends me a link to a video for example I'll receive it on my phone because that's where all my notifications go but I'll want to view it on my tablet

Anwar Khan

Want this so using my different devices at the same time becomes easier

Tiago Azevedo

I want this app because I want to fully replace Pushbullet with this. Props to my fellow countryman João.

Luciano

I like the quick reply notifications.

Dominik

Why I need? Because I use 2 phones and 2 comp and every weekend when I wake up thirsty with my mouth full of weirds things last thing I want to do is searching everything and try figure out what I do last few hours

Big B

I need this because it I love the ability to send text messages from my computer at work and not having to pick up my phone whenever i get a new notification. Please let me win. i never win any of these things :)

Josh L.

Great addition to help write to my phone and tablet as I configure tasker plug-ins and sync information back and forth. João knows how to create apps not found anywhere else that you didn't realize you were missing in your life till you used it. I wished Android had the feature built in to the OS.

truthlesshunter

I tried Join when it was in beta and thought it looked nice and the dev seemed great but the app was unpolished and missing a few features.

I'd love to give it a go as its best free competition (yappy) is a battery drainer...

Vamsi A

To share files between my phone and PC efficiently.

David “The Mert” Merten

Pushbullet is pretty good, but a competitor that can do more? You have my attention...

Jared Pannell

I'd love a simple way to another simple way to share files between my devices.

Vinicius Costa

Because I'm a PB user since a long time ago, but now they put this "pro" subscription and took some really good features from free users!

Mike Freitas

The main features i want to use are SMS mirroring and link sharing. I am very interested in the tasker integration and have been looking to start using that now that i use a full android ecosystem.

srivas venkatesh

Because its a good alternative to pushbullet whose business model now is very bad. Plus I love joaomgcd's work and regularly use lots of his auto-apps.
I would be buying this to support him even if I don't get this giveaway.

Manuel Lopez

I need it because when I'm at home, I usually don't look at my phone when I use my PC and I don't want to miss a potential important notification.
:)

I’m a long time Pushbullet user and while I didn’t really miss anything specific, I’m surprised by the functions Join integrated like setting wallpapers from the PC, tasker integration or in general how much you can control from your PC.

hsapiens3

A better alternative to Pushbullet is quite welcome. Joao's app are well thought, I use them constantly

Hemanth Dasari

I wanted my devices connected. Push bullet used do it this looks like a more feature rich app than push bullet in many ways

Matthew Ponce de Leon

Because I'm too poor for Pushbullet Pro (and I never win AP giveaways)

Frank

I want it is for universal copy and paste, share my files more easily between my phone and PC.

Jānis Puriņš

This is a great alternative to the sad story that happened with PB.

exadeci

I need this to Push my sms like a Bullet to my computer.

Lucas Tee

Definitely wanna try the app for the desktop notifications and file sending bits

I am currently using Pushbullet, but I'd love to try this out, especially with the special features even the pro version of Pushbullet doesn't have. Also, I use & love his Tasker apps :)

Mustafa Farooq

I'd like to win , because i still haven't settled on an app to transfer files back and forth on my android phone, and would like to try join if it provides a simple interface to do so.

volinva

I want to have a Pushbullet's option

Abbas Mustafa Bhaiji

Cause i just want something that works

moose

This is so much better than using cables for trivial stuff. Should really ease up the work flow which has Been a pain in the ass ever since Pushbullet stopped being free.

ahj

Another way of getting this is to subscribe to AutoApps - the entire suite of Apps by João. It's around $1.40 per month, and it gives you access to his Alpha- and Beta-stage apps too. If you like automating and/or tinkering with your phone, this may be the best $1.40 you will spend every month.

João is an absolute star. He's amazingly responsive, addresses bugs and questions almost immediately, and he keeps developing on his large suite of awesome apps, adding features, fixing usability issues, etc. Cannot recommend strongly enough to use his apps - and to support him by subscribing/buying his apps.

Sepp Ajila

I need a simply way to send files between my devices (I'm a little lazy to do it with cables!!!)

Mobin Amanzai

Need this because Pushbullet screwed over a majority of their users

Victor Mull

Because I use with my computer and my celphone 24/seven and this app would save me a lot of time, making my life much easier. Thanks for the giveaway!

Markus

Because Pushbullet doesn't always work as I want it to work. I don't what have happen, but it wasn't always like this. Back in 2013-2014 it worked pretty flawless.

I need Join because I need a fresh start.

Adam B

Because the deeper Tasker integration of course :)

devin gray

Because Pushbullet decided to be big fat jerks and take away my free universal copy and paste

Emre

I need this app. Because mobile phone is forbidden at my work. I work in a prison. I can control my phone at work with my work pc. Thanks for giveaway

Umesh Rajput

Because I was using pushbullet till it was free, but the cost which they added were bit more for me

dirtyKIMCHI

Former PushBullet'r .. now join is the only option!

g0pher

Because I need to share all the things, with all the things!

Ditosoft

Join my disjoin life!!
Whit one table, Office PC, home notebook, phone (the last moth for my Blackberry Phone :/ ) and share data... this is I need.
for now the BB Notes/Evernotes integration work... but when my phone change... I hope that Join save my life!

TXKSSnapper

Join seems like a reasonably priced alternative to pushbullet.

Andrew Lumi

I need this because Push Bullet no longer works for me

paul

With 4 devices, this is a lifesaver

thomas sim

Need this because it's a awesome replacement to Pushbullet, and it pushes photos to my desktop fast.

akshay7394

I really want the One app to rule them all, and in the darkness Join them.

:( also I don't have supported banking solutions to throw my money at joao on the Play Store. Which sucks.

Pranav Jindal

I want to win one to connect all my devices and bar all the limitations my work network imposes on me. I don't have credit card (#indian) to pay on Play Store.

Midhun Murali

I love the one time payment method and for such an app like cross device syncing, it just gets cooler.

TedPhillips

tasker integration & looking for a good pb alternative.

Sagar

Join is awesome.! Pushbullet just lost me because of paid tier.! I hope m lucky.

Matzekult

Because Join seems more powerful then Pushbullet and I'm desperately looking for a PB replacement

Miha K

It seems like a better alternative then pushbullet

Raviteja Andhavarapu

I bought some of his Auto plugins for tasker. Although they seemed pretty powerful, i never used them much because of tasker's unintuitive UI and other reasons. This is an autonomous app and therefore i want a piece of this :)

Roggalog

It would be good to get back some functionality that was lost with pushbullets overpriced premium tier.

My1

let's face it the fact of pushbullet was pretty annoying and join seems like a nice alternative (but they really need to get rid of the (almost) persistent notification nag to upgrade after the trial expired)

vodanium

I like to have notifications on my PC as I spent my working hours on it and I don't have to check my phone when a notification arrives. I also like to share links between my devices.

Ted Jammers

This app is great. A code would be great to give to someone skeptical of its worth.

Steve Smith

Looks to be a great way to provide interconnectivity between mobile and desktop.

Brett Livingston

I need this to move files around on my phone more easily. Thanks AP and JOAOAPPS!

Blake Strauss

I use Join to copy my passwords from my password manager on my phone and to my computer. It sends to the clipboard instantly! (Also a one-time payment.)

I need this app in my life because I work on a computer with three monitors and have way too much screen real-estate. Moving text messages, for example, to this space would be a good way to fix that problem. Oh, and the wallpaper thing. Definitely the wallpaper thing.

shadowlink217

I would love to finally have a good alternative to Pushbullet! The subscription is unacceptable, and the fact that Join is made by the guy that brought us tasker makes it a no brainer.

moelsen8

whoa. this looks awesome. as someone who really found pushbullet useful, this looks like pushbullet on steroids. awesome. pick me!

Chris

I bounce between a lot of devices (Windows/Mac - both with Chrome, iOS, Android, etc.) during the course of a day, so staying on top of notifications can be tough.

Charles Sweeney

I need this app in my life because I've been looking for a Pushbullet alternative and this sounds like what I've been looking for. #Join FTW!

Would be nice to hold these competitions at times where Europeans can also actually enter. A lot of us already sleep by 12 o' clock. It doesn't even matter to me because I've already bought Join some time ago, but it'd be nice if you guys take timezones into account.

Ahmad El-Ibrahim

"The giveaway will run through the weekend, ending on Monday March 21 at 11:59 PM PT. Soon after the competition closes, the winners will be selected and codes sent out."
How is this not enough time for someone to figure out in gettingt a chance to enter?

Theuntje

He probably, just like me, saw this post just now for the first time.. And the post date says 8 hours before..

Ahmad El-Ibrahim

Still not really an excuse. There are many factors indicating it is old, such as the words [Update: Winners] in the title and other information in the article which I have cited saying when the event has taken place. Jumping into the comments and assuming is what many people do, but it is not an excuse to not notice things. That's why I commented to let the person know of evidence which they most likely did not see.

My1

there are comments from like 3 days ago. so there has to have been enough time. In fact I literally posted my comment yesterday at work while being at a break 8and I won).

Paul T

Thanks a lot for the code!

Cristian

Thanks Artem! I'll put it to good use!

My1

thanks, rly. usually I lose those drawings, nice to win at least once in life.